Governance

Basic policy

The Group’s basic policy in promoting its intellectual property activities is to strengthen the dissemination of intellectual property information that contributes to new value creation, and to strategically acquire intellectual property rights to expand our business and to ensure business competitiveness.

Increasing corporate value through intellectual property activities

To increase corporate value, we evaluate the value of the intellectual property we hold and verify its relationships with management and business strategies or social issues, thereby implementing our intellectual property activities.
By looking at social, environmental, and technology trends inside and outside of the AISIN Group, including intellectual property information in markets, we will formulate robust management and business strategies for future growth and strategically construct a portfolio of intellectual property based on the strategies. We also carry out activities to guarantee the intellectual property with the aim of gaining the superiority and profitability of our future businesses.
Intellectual property supports us in providing solutions for social and environmental issues through our business activities, leading to increasing our corporate value.

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AISIN Group’s intellectual property

The results of technological development are accumulated as intellectual capital. For example, to strengthen our intellectual capital, we have increased the percentage of patent applications for drive system products by focusing on the eAxle, a core component of electric vehicles.

Patent application ratio for drive system technolog

In addition to drive system technology, we have also submitted patent applications related to communications technology and information utilization technology that will enhance the value of “movement.”

Trends in patent applications for vehicle communications technology and information utilization technology

Focusing on priority themes in the fields of mobility, energy, and lifestyle for the future, we will engage in technological development and the creation of intellectual property rights.
Based on our strategies, we will continue to increase intellectual properties both in quantity and quality, expand our business, strengthen our competitiveness, and improve our corporate value.

FY2023 patent portfolio